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8421. Add MS 52955 L

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'Puzzled and pleased, or, A dancer's devotee', farce in one act. Licence sent 16 August 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1855. Signed by W. Montgomery, acting manager. Keywords: food and dining, London, dance, disguise, letters, theatre, musicians. ff. 45. London; Secul...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1855
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1 item

8422. Add MS 52955 O

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'The spirit of the haunted room, or, The Dunmow festival', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 August 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. For another version see Add. 52955 F. Keywords: festival and celebration, law and the legal pr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
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1 item

8423. Add MS 52955 T

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'The fall of Sebastopol', grand military equestrian spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 19 September 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 24 September 1855. Signed by Willm. Cook, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 5...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1855
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1 item

8424. Add MS 52955 X

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'The ratcatcher's daughter', farce in one act. Licence sent 27 September 1855 for performance at the Queen's 1 Oct 1855. Signed by C. J. James. For another version see Add. 52954 N. Keywords: poverty, working class characters, orphans, police. ff. 17. London; Secular Institutions. Theatre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1855
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1 item

8425. Add MS 52956 F

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Glasgow in 1300, drama in two acts. Printed. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at the Queen's Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 November 1855. Signed by J. W. Black, lessee and manager. Keywords: Scotland, provincial theatre, revolution, military, prisons and prisoners, disguise. ff. 14....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1855
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1 item

8426. Add MS 52957 I

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'The prince of pearls, or Harlequin and Jane Shore, queen of the grapes', pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey 24 December 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, London, dance, medieval settings, aristocracy, adultery...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1855
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1 item

8427. Add MS 52957 T

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'St George and the dragon', pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Queen's 26 December 1855. Request for licence written and signed by C. J. James. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other the supernatural creatures, dance, Harlequinade, working class charact...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item

8428. Add MS 52958 H

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‘A plague o’ both your houses, or a double barrelled gun trick’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 14 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 17 January 1856. Keywords: science and technology, servants, spiritualism, debt and its consequences, the press, theatre. ff. 8. London. Se...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1856
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1 item

8429. Add MS 52958 J

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‘Selfishness, or, The echo devil and the wizard’s curse’, a supernatural drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 January 1856 for performance at City of London 9 February 1856. Signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: the supernatural, fairies and other supernatural creatures, murder, pri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1856
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1 item

8430. Add MS 52959 V

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‘The festival of peace, or, Honor to the brave’, a ‘new patriotic, allegorical pageant drama in one act written in commendation of the peace of 1856’. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 29 May 1856. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm. W...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1856
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1 item